Is it Contradiction?

I know God's word is yes and Amen

I know that translation can differ but God's words are true even more to eternity.

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I can not believe ....ICYMI: Is another revolution imminent in the Nigerian church?

                                                 

                                                Azuka Onwuka

The tithe debate kick-started by the radio presenter known as Daddy Freeze is causing ripples in the Nigerian church. It has done one big thing among Christians: It has reduced the fear that has enveloped Christians for decades – the fear ingrained in them not to question whatever is said by the spiritual leaders – for fear of incurring the wrath of God.

In spite of the fact that the mission of Jesus Christ was to set the captive free (from sin, eternal damnation, bondage, fear, baseless traditions, sickness, etc), right from the time the Roman Empire took over the control of the church till this moment, most religious leaders have employed fear and emotional blackmail as tools to hold the people captive. From generation to generation, someone rises to open the eyes of the people and set them free, but soon after, the same person who set them free would start a gradual process of using a different form of fear to imprison the minds of worshippers.

In 1517 (exactly 500 years ago), Martin Luther got tired of the deviation that had taken place in the Roman Catholic Church where certificates called indulgences were purchased from priests for sins by members of the church, as well as other doctrines that ran contrary to the teachings of Christ, and published the Ninety-five Theses. He knew that he could be killed for heresy for challenging the Church, which held absolute political and religious powers, yet, he was ready to die for his belief, which he saw as standing for Christ rather than standing with man-made doctrines.

The publication of those 95 theses led to what is known today as the Reformation. The eyes of the people were opened and they began to question the doctrines, dogmas and practices of the church. Gradually, Protestant churches emerged from the Roman Catholic Church with the aim of returning the Church to what it was in the days of the disciples of Christ.

Unfortunately, soon after pulling out of the Church of Rome, the Protestant churches began to fall into the same pit they accused the Roman Catholic Church of. The kings used the church to keep the people in financial and mental bondage. This led to the French Revolution. Europeans decided that nobody should have absolute power over them anymore either politically or economically on the grounds that he was the representative of God on earth.

Years later the fire in the Protestant churches began to die. Churches became like social clubs. The gospel took back stage. Some people felt it was time to revive the church. This led to the emergence of Pentecostal or Evangelical churches. In Nigeria, they gave the older churches sleepless nights. The Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Church, the Methodist Church saw their membership depleting, as the Pentecostal churches preached like Jesus Christ and His apostles did that one must be born again to be truly called a Christian. They condemned the doctrines and rituals of the older churches. Their prayers were characterised by speaking in tongues. They held crusades with claims of healing and deliverance from evil spirits. They preached financial breakthroughs. Their leaders wore designer suits instead of cassock worn by the older churches, and moved around the church during sermons rather than preaching from the pulpit like the older churches. They called themselves pastors, prophets and general overseers instead of priests, bishops, primates or Pope.

The older churches began to adapt most of the things the newer churches did in order to remain relevant and stop losing members. And unlike when a Catholic priest could hardly make two sentences without condemning the Anglican Church and vice versa, the opponent to be condemned became the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Winners Chapel or the Synagogue Church of All Nations.

But the newer churches have one weakness: they are usually owned by the founder and his family. Even in a few cases where the church is not owned by the founder, the general overseer is so powerful that his word is synonymous with law. Their founder or general overseer, therefore, cannot be challenged or questioned. Whatever he says is said under the “direction of God”, and no serious member of his church will publicly criticise it or even question it.

The founders of the modern churches are also smarter. They have studied church history and found out that the two ways preachers of the gospel ran into trouble or suffered persecution and even death were by criticising those in authority and embarking on evangelism. For example, it was by criticising King Herod that John the Baptist was arrested and later beheaded. It was by evangelism that Stephen as well as many other disciples of Christ was killed. It was by evangelism that Pastor Eunice Olawale was killed in Abuja in July 2016. In addition, preaching against sin, speaking about repentance and telling people that God will not accept money made through corruption, fraud, drug trafficking and other crimes annoy worshippers, scare them away and make them keep their money.

On the contrary, preaching to people about breakthrough, healing, protection, and long life makes worshippers feel good. And if they want to experience these blessings, they have to first of all sow a seed, give offerings, and pay their tithe. But those who don’t do so will not only experience no blessings, they will even be victims of calamities like sudden death, fire incidents, terminal illnesses, marital turbulence,  filial waywardness, career stagnancy, joblessness, etc. Definitely nobody wants to experience such disasters.

So, if things are not going well for people, they are advised to give to break the cycle of failure in their lives. If things are going well, they are told to give to show appreciation to God and receive more open doors or open heaven.

Pastors are now superstars flaunting their Rolex, Rolls Royce, and Gulfstream. The richer a pastor is, the more it is seen that God’s blessings are abundant in his church. So, if you want to experience such divine visitation, you need to start attending his church.

Tragically, we are faced with a church where most people have been made to believe that wealth is the primary aim of going to church. And little or no emphasis is placed on how it is acquired. That is why an employee stole millions of naira of his company and used it to “bless” his pastors and church, even though he did not have a car. It shows the power of preaching and the influence pastors of the new churches have on their members.

The effect of this focus on prosperity and healing is that Nigerian Christians have become less godly and more religious. There is a kind of race to make money by all means that bribery, fraud, adultery, cutting corners and similar crimes are not seen as crimes but smartness and pragmatism. As long as one gives to the church, these sins don’t count as much, since this is the time grace.

It is, therefore, not surprising that Daddy Freeze’s anti-tithe campaign has given many Christians voice to start a campaign of taking back the church from prophets of Mammon and returning it to Christ who instituted it. Happily, the ploy to use threats, blackmail and curses to instil fear in the minds of those who support Daddy Freeze is not working. They know the Berean Church was commended in the Bible by Paul for not swallowing whatever was said by Paul but checking the scriptures to confirm if what he said was true. Perhaps, we are about to witness another Reformation of the Church in Nigeria.

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'The Hypocrisy of Nigerians Over Paris Attacks'- Blog Reader's Thoughts On Nigerian Attitude Towards The Victims

Good day Laila, i want to share an article i wrote concerning the way Nigerians are showing ungratefulness for fellow Nigerians showing support over the Paris Attacks. The article begins below'

Over the weekend, Nigerians have been ranting about why we focus more on praying for Paris current problem of terror attacks and forget about what is happening in our own country. Their bone of contention is that they say international communities did not regard us as important when Boko Haram started fresh in Nigeria.

This baffled me because with the rate at which Nigerians are addicted to the use of social media in sourcing news information, i could not help but wonder why we easily forget what they international communities did to support us.

We have forgotten that we became a serious new matter for international news agencies for months especially when the Chibok girls were kidnapped.



With the hash tag #bringbackourgirls, a lot of prominent figure heads and celebrities voiced out to boko haram to free the Chibok girls and few efforts were made in the country to rescue them but were not successful. Where do we start from, Malia Obama, P. Diddy, Pharrell and many other people i can't count supported us. But our memories seem to fade easily and e dey chook me for eye.

The same Paris we keep saying we should not carry their matter on our heads like someone selling gala and yoghurt on our heads also supported us as people trooped out en-masse in front of their Eiffel Tower to protest with the #bringbackourgirls hashtag...

This is no photoshop from the various pictures you can see. Now because Paris received more global attention compared to when the Chiboks girls were kidnapped, i do not know why the beef became so strong but in my opinion, is not warranted for.Why? If a person wants to display serious maturity in any situation they find themselves in, it is never done with the use of bad mouthing rather, show support, France will respect you when they needed international support. Issues like this, is what they cherish most and it will develop and improve bilateral relations between us and them. That way, you have proven that you are the bigger man and not all the ranting we are doing.We should not allow the 'third world' name we are being called to allow us be intimidated because i still believe that one day we would be ranked amongst the great nations of the world. US, Britain, Russia, China etc did not develop in a day or decade but life na turn by turn. How old are we since independence?

In conclusion, we are all members of the international communities and as such, we are always inter-dependent on one another. If you feel that you are treated with evil, you should not pay back with evil because nothing gets solved by paying back like that.

Written by Olamide Olufadi

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This Is What John Dumelo Thinks Of Expensive Aso-Ebi

This is what Ghanain actor John Dumelo thinks of aso-ebi. Do you agree with him.

I have relatives who think Aso-ebi is a sheer waste of time, while others see nothing wrong with it. Do you think it is right for aso-ebi to be made expensive?

I remember paying for one some years back. I doled out 7k for the cloth, and when it finally arrived, i was pained to my bone marrow to discover it was


of the quality one can get N2500 in the market. I wore it once and the 'blings' started falling off. Till date when i see the lady, i give her the 'evil eye' for extorting me. Lol

So ladies and gents, do you agree with John Dumelo?

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Check Out the Mean Text Guy Sent Girlfriend after She Told Him She Was Pregnant for Him

This left me in tears. What kind of man is this?!

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Guys, It's Your Turn: Are You Justified?

It isn't a battle of the sexes but I am curious to know what the guys have to say. Is this reason a justifiable one to cheat?

 Hehehehe.....

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Daniella Okeke Has A Word For Those Nigerians Praying For Paris

Yesterday, Nollywood actress Daniella Okeke took to Instagram to share her thoughts on Nigerians praying for Paris but not showing the same solidarity to those suffering Boko Haram attacks in the northern part of the country.

Some days back Phyno was tongue lashed by his fans for #prayingforparis.

Do you agree with Daniella?

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Ladies, Do You Agree With This?

So I got this off Ruggedman's page and i found it quite hilarious.

Ladies do you agree with the poster?

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Read This Lady's Excuse For Bleaching

I don't even know what to say.

Do you think she is justified?

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Ladies and Gents, Do You Agree With This?

I don't know what to even say. Lol

So what's your take?

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Read This, Ladies...

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Man Builds Shrine to Curse The Person Who Smashed His Windscreen (Photos)

An unusual shrine set up around a car has recently appeared in Kunming, south west China. Its owner, named as Wang, decided to create the shrine to curse the man who smashed his car window when police informed him they couldn't find the man who committed the crime.

The man also lighted candles and incense and wrote a long curse, damning the offender's entire family and future offspring.

After a month of investigations, the police were unable to find the culprit and Wang has given up any hope of justice. He is said to have performed a cursing ceremony involving candles, incense and the sacrifice of a chicken. The car has also been plastered with yellow paper money, which in Chinese culture is money for the gods of the underworld, as well as the lengthy curse.

WANG'S CURSE FOR THE VANDAL

Man acts while the heavens watch, I invite gods of the underworld to come and be my witness and carry my message.

I curse the mongrel 'person' born of animals that smashed my car window.

1. Curse his parents so they will become seriously ill and make life for his family difficult.

2. Curse his person so that when he's driving on the motorway, his car tyres will explode, causing his car to roll over and sever both of his hands and feet. He will spend the rest of his life bed bound with his wife looking after him.

3. Curse his wife so that she will have to sell her body to support the family.

4. Curse his children who will live their miserable life suppressed by thousands of people. His next three generation of offspring will all have their hand and feet broken.

Oh dear...isn't this an overkill?

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Photo of The Day...

This capture is currently being widely circulated on Instagram and has gone viral.

This one is heavy for my mouth.

What do you think?

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